NAACP
Lists Companies That Dump DEI (Connecting the Dots:
McKinsey & Company, NAACP, Obamacare & Soros Funding, All Networking)
Newsmax.com
Saturday,
15 February 2025 04:53 PM EST
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/dei-naacp-buying/2025/02/15/id/1199240/
The
NAACP
wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward companies that haven’t
pulled back from diversity, equity and inclusion programs under conservative
pressure, and the nation’s oldest civil rights organization is listing which
brands have stood by — or reversed — past commitments to DEI.
The
NAACP says the spending guide it published Saturday is needed because DEI
initiatives promote the social and economic advancement of Black Americans, who
are projected to consume nearly $2 trillion in goods and services in nominal
dollars by 2030, according to the McKinsey Institute for Black Economic
Mobility.
“Diversity
is better for the bottom line,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said in an
exclusive announcement to The Associated Press. “In a global economy, those who
reject the multicultural nature of consumerism and business will be left in the
past they are living in.”
Keisha
Bross, an economic strategist at the NAACP, says they are not calling for a
“boycott” of companies but instead encourage consumers to “buy-in” on companies
that back their values. People of all backgrounds are encouraged to use the
Black Consumer Advisory.
The
NAACP is speaking with executives at companies named in the advisory for
reversing their DEI policies — including Lowe’s, TargetWalmart, Amazon, Meta,
McDonald’s, and Tractor Supply — and will update its guidance as companies roll
back or reaffirm commitments to DEI.
The
advisory praises Costco for standing by previous commitments, as well as Apple,
Ben & Jerry’s, Delta Airlines, e.l.f. Cosmetics and JPMorgan Chase &
Co.
The
effort comes as corporations, governments and other major institutions face
pressure to roll back DEI policies amid a backlash from the Trump
administration and Republican-led state governments.
Soon
after taking office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing
federal agencies to end “illegal preferences and discrimination” in government
and instructed federal agencies to find ways alongside the Justice Department
to “encourage the private sector to end illegal discrimination and preferences,
including DEI.”
DEI
policies are a catchall term for programs meant to promote fair treatment,
impartial hiring and cooperation between people from different backgrounds.
Such policies vary wildly but often include anti-discrimination mandates and
training meant to inform people about how to promote inclusive values. Some
institutions hire staff who focus on implementing DEI policies.
The
advisory looks at which companies are backtracking on prior commitments,
including by eliminating diversity officer positions, ending hiring practices
meant to boost staff diversity or supplier diversity standards, or reducing
investments in Black communities such as support for historically Black
colleges and universities.
The
study by McKinsey also found that Black Americans are more likely to
live in communities that lack access to the goods and services of major
companies.
Johnson,
the NAACP president, said he wants to provide a framework for Black communities
“as we make difficult decisions on where to spend our hard-earned money.”
“If
corporations want our dollars, they better be ready to do the right thing,” he
said.
Trump's
orders also face legal pushback. In February, a group that included the mayor
of Baltimore and an association representing university professors sued the
Trump administration over the orders, claiming that the directives violated
civil rights law.
“In
his crusade to erase diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility from our
country, President Trump cannot usurp Congress’s exclusive power of the purse,
nor can he silence those who disagree with him by threatening them with the
loss of federal funds and other enforcement actions,” the plaintiffs in the
lawsuit wrote.
More
litigation surrounding DEI in the private sector is pending. The Federal
Communications Commission recently sued Comcast over its DEI policies. And the
state of Missouri in February filed a lawsuit against Starbucks over its DEI
policies. Companies including Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Coca-Cola, IBM,
Mastercard and Pepsico face shareholder resolutions challenging their DEI
practices.
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the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
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a partner at McKinsey & Company and is the CEO for the Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
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Clinton Foundation.
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for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
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for the Open Society Foundations and was chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
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and was a senior partner at McKinsey & Company.
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a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank),
a management consultant for McKinsey & Company a senior fellow
at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and White
House national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
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Open Society.
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tank) and a management consultant for McKinsey & Company.
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and a principal for McKinsey & Company.
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a VP & director at the Brookings Institution (think
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an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
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managing director for McKinsey & Company.
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tank) and the Committee for Economic Development.
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chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
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III was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development
and is a director emeritus for McKinsey & Company.
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Mendonca is a director at McKinsey & Company, the
chairman for the McKinsey Global Institute and a co-chairman for
the Committee for Economic Development.
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for the Committee for Economic Development.
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to Promote Open Society.
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a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and the
EVP for the CGI Group Inc.
CGI Group Inc. was
the contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site for Obamacare.
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Company is an Obamacare contractor.
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& Company.
Obamacare is Barack
Obama’s signature policy initiative.
Barack Obama’s
signature policy initiative was Obamacare and was an
intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
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a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
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a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother
and a fellow at the Brookings Institution
(think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the
Brookings Institution (think tank), the Center for American
Progress and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.
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for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
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attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for
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& Educational Fund and an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
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Legal Defense & Educational Fund and the Brookings Institution
(think tank).
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management consultant for McKinsey & Company.
Martin N. Baily was a senior
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principal for McKinsey & Company.
Lael Brainard was a VP
& director at the Brookings Institution (think tank)
and a consultant for McKinsey & Company.
D. Ronald Daniel was an
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and is a director at McKinsey & Company.
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a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
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policy initiative.
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Global Institute is an economics research group for McKinsey
& Company.
CGI Group Inc. was
the contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site for Obamacare.
Donna S. Morea was
the EVP for the CGI Group Inc. and a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Committee for Economic Development.
George Soros was chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Donald C. Waite
III was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development
and is a director emeritus for McKinsey & Company.
Leonard T.
Mendonca is a director at McKinsey & Company, the
chairman for the McKinsey Global Institute and a co-chairman for
the Committee for Economic Development.
Dominic Barton is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, a trustee at
the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a global
managing director for McKinsey & Company.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development and the Brookings Institution (think
tank).
George Soros was chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
Sheryl K.
Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and a management consultant for McKinsey & Company.
Martin N. Baily was
a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank
and a principal for McKinsey & Company.
Lael Brainard was
a VP & director at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and a consultant for McKinsey & Company.
D. Ronald Daniel was
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and is a director at McKinsey & Company.
Cameron F. Kerry is
a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F.
Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an
intern at Sidley Austin LLP and Obamacare was his signature
policy initiative.
McKinsey &
Company is an Obamacare contractor.
McKinsey
Global Institute is an economics research group for McKinsey
& Company.
CGI Group Inc. was
the contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site for Obamacare.
Donna S. Morea was
the EVP for the CGI Group Inc. and a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
George Soros was chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Donald C. Waite
III was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development
and is a director emeritus for McKinsey & Company.
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Clinton Gives Birth to Baby Girl (Past Research on McKinsey
& Company)
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September 27, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/09/15.html
Pope
Asks for Special Prayers for 'very Sick' Benedict XVI (Connecting the Dots:
Catholic Church, Papal Knighthood, McKinsey & Company (Vatican Hires
McKinsey & Company) & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on McKinsey & Company)
Wednesday,
December 28, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/12/pope-asks-for-special-prayers-for-very.html
FBI
Rebuts Secretary Noem's Claims of Corrupt Agents (Connecting the Dots: The
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
& Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research
on Obamacare)
Saturday,
February 15, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/fbi-rebuts-secretary-noems-claims-of.html
‘I
Had Nothing to Do With That!’ Obama Dodges Blame For Skyrocketing Premiums (Past Research on McKinsey & Company)
Friday,
October 21, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/10/i-had-nothing-to-do-with-that-obama.html
Duck
Hunt: NAACP Blasts Phil Robertson as 'Racist' (Past
Research on the NAACP)
Saturday,
December 21, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/duck-hunt-naacp-blasts-phil-robertson.html
Wells
Fargo CEO Confident in Regulatory Fixes (Connecting the Dots: Wells Fargo,
Barack Obama administration, Vickee Jordan Adams, William M. Daley (Bill
Daley), Mayer Brown & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Vernon Jordan)
Wednesday,
December 11, 2024
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/12/wells-fargo-ceo-confident-in-regulatory.html
‘I
Had Nothing to Do With That!’ Obama Dodges Blame For Skyrocketing Premiums (Past Research on Obamacare)
Friday,
October 21, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/10/i-had-nothing-to-do-with-that-obama.html
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